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Travel Blogs from Rome

... colosseum it started to pour a day early and I was cursing myself for having given my umbrella up. Eventually I made it past the line and toured one of the most iconic and historic structures in the world. Like many who visit I reflected on the bloody battles to the death that took place and huge accomplishment in building such a place during that time. My audio tour gave me a fun fact: Our word vomit comes from the exit ...

Mark got up early and went for a run while I slept in a bit - I was woken up with a very sweaty hug! We got dressed and had breakfast at the hotel. We had pre-bought our tickets to see the Colosseum in the late morning, and we took the subway to get there. We had tried to do the guided tour of the catacombs of the colosseum, but trying to book them 2-3 days before was too late, everything was sold out. Instead, we had the Rick Steves audio guide which was great and ...

May 8 Today I decided that we needed to use the public transportation system otherwise my feet will fall off. The bus system works well. Of course I made a few errors but that only adds to the trip. That is what I told Bobby. Today is all about history and art. We started the day walking to the colosseum. There was a huge line but the investment in the Roma Pass was worth every penny. We would have been in line for at least 2 hours but sailed past all the other tourists standing ...

... how do you trash such a historical city?!" There are also a lot of men selling items along the streets, everywhere you go. They run up to you, get in your face, and are basically relentless (the homeless beggers were the same way). A couple times, dad got pulled into pictures with street performers and people selling things. We kept telling him, don't make eye contact!

... you literally come up the stairs and the Colosseum is staring you right in the face. Its' size is quite remarkable and to see ruins of what was once a major part of Roman life is very cool. Despite being "ruins" the Colosseum is still in pretty good shape and you can easily make out all the different seating areas, stages, dungeons etc. We decided to take the audioguide, which was great for getting an insight into the actual happening back in the day. After we had finished ...